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| <mainDescription><p>
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| This guideline provides guidelines for detailing <a class="elementLink"
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| href="./../../../core.default.uma_concept.base/guidances/termdefinitions/task_6C1FF051.html"
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| guid="_x459ktnmEdmO6L4XMImrsA">task</a>s. For general detailing guidelines that are common to all method elements, see
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| <a class="elementLinkWithType"
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| href="./../../../core.mdev.common.base/guidances/guidelines/detailing_method_elements_general_B2500E20.html"
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| guid="_jLqqIOFIEdumFeaOJSgmnQ">Guideline: Detailing Method Elements (General)</a>.
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| </p>
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| <p dir="ltr">
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| In general, when detailing a tasks (and task steps), provide specific instructions (i.e., prescriptive text). Most text
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| should focus on what needs to be done to accomplish the task (or an individual step of&nbsp;the task). Avoid long
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| descriptions of motivations, reasons, and philosophy. Avoid descriptions that sell the importance of what needs to be
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| done or motivates the steps that need to be performed. Motivations and explanations are placed in guidance such as
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| concepts and supporting materials. Use guidance such as guidelines to provide detailed descriptions of how to perform
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| steps, or to provide steps for alternative circumstances. These motivations can be referenced or linked from the
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| prescriptive text.
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| </p>
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| <p dir="ltr">
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| <font size="4">Keep in mind the following guidelines when completing each of the&nbsp;task</font>-specific text fields
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| (for guidelines regarding the common fields, see <a class="elementLinkWithType"
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| href="./../../../core.mdev.common.base/guidances/guidelines/detailing_common_method_element_fields_940D3CE0.html"
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| guid="_zVLrkJZwEd2ireJkqESkdQ">Guideline: Detailing Common Method Element Fields</a>):&nbsp;
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| </p>
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| <ul dir="ltr">
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| <li>
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| <div>
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| <strong>Purpose:</strong>&nbsp; The Purpose field describes the reason for the method element.&nbsp; For
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| example, for a task:&nbsp;&nbsp;
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| </div>
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| <ul>
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| <li>
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| <div style="MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px">
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| Why is the task being performed?
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| </div>
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| </li>
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| <li>
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| <div style="MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px">
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| When a task is defined to get a work product to a particular state, identifying the purpose of the work
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| product state may help to clarify why the task has been broken down as it has.
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| </div>
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| </li>
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| <li>
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| <div style="MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px">
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| What is the goal of the task?<br />
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| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
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| </div>
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| </li>
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| </ul>
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| </li>
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| <li>
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| <div style="MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px">
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| <strong>Main description:</strong> This <span
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| style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA"><span
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| style="mso-spacerun: yes">field is optional for tasks&nbsp;if individual steps are being used.&nbsp;I</span>f
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| individual steps are not being used, the Main description should explain the execution of the task and
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| m</span>ention the input and output work products. Do not repeat text already stated in other fields, such as
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| the Brief description or the Purpose.&nbsp;The task details can&nbsp;be described&nbsp;using the Main
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| description or&nbsp;by including specific Steps.&nbsp;Guidance can be attached to provide further details about
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| how to perform the task.<br />
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| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
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| </div>
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| </li>
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| <li>
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| <div style="MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px">
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| <strong>Key Considerations</strong>:&nbsp; This field is optional for tasks.&nbsp;It contains useful material
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| that does not easily fit into any of the other sections, such as advice and guidance of a critical nature, as
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| well as warnings, cautions, pitfalls and dangers.<br />
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| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
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| </div>
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| </li>
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| <li>
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| <div style="MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px">
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| <strong>Alternatives:</strong>&nbsp; This field describes different ways to accomplish the task that could be
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| chosen.&nbsp;This field is not really used any more.&nbsp;It is recommended that you leave it blank.<br />
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| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
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| </div>
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| </li>
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| <li>
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| <div style="MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px">
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| <strong>Steps:</strong>&nbsp; Steps can be specified to provide a more detailed set of instructions for the
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| practitioner&nbsp;on to how to complete the task.&nbsp;Tasks can be defined by providing:
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| </div>
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| <ul>
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| <li>
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| <div>
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| A&nbsp;Main description and no Steps
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| </div>
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| </li>
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| <li>
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| <div>
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| Steps and no Main description
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| </div>
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| </li>
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| <li>
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| <div>
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| A&nbsp;summary or overview of the steps in the Main description, along with specific Steps.
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| </div>
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| </li>
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| </ul>
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| </li>
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| </ul>
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| <blockquote dir="ltr" style="MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px">
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| <p>
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| A Step is described using:
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| </p>
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| <div dir="ltr" style="MARGIN-LEFT: 2em; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px">
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| <ul>
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| <li>
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| <strong>Name:</strong>&nbsp;&nbsp; This is the brief description of the step.
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| </li>
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| <li>
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| <strong>Description:</strong>&nbsp; This optional field provides more detail for the specific step.
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| </li>
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| </ul>
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| </div>
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| </blockquote>
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| <ul dir="ltr">
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| <li>
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| <div style="MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px">
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| <strong>Guidance</strong>: Guidance can be associated to a task to provide further details about how to perform
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| the task or a specific task step. For more information on associating guidance, see <a
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| class="elementLinkWithType"
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| href="./../../../core.mdev.common.base/guidances/guidelines/defining_method_content_elements_21A491E3.html"
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| guid="_XQqJkCAmEdy1y5bWsXfCCg">Guideline: Defining Method Content Elements</a>.<br />
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| </div>
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| </li>
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